For over 1000 years people
from all levels of society, including retired
emperors and aristocrats,
have made the arduous pilgrimage to Kumano.
These pilgrims used a network of routes, now
called the Kumano Kodo,which stretched across
the mountainous Kii Peninsula.
The walk itself was an integral part of the
pilgrimage process as they undertook rigorous
religious rites of worship and purification.
Walking the ancient Kumano Kodo is a fantastic
way to experience the unique cultural landscape
of Kumanofs spiritual countryside.